Texas Governor Pushes to Investigate Medical Treatments for Trans Youth as ‘Child Abuse’
New York TimesAPR 2022
The order is a huge legal attack on trans youth. By criminalizing gender-affirming practices, Texan authorities will restrict access to care shown to vastly improve the mental health of patients. Businesses are doing the right thing by standing by the LGTBQ+ community and calling for an end to this discrimination.
The Texas Family Code clearly states that harming a child or their development constitutes abuse. Not only do gender reassignment treatments carry many risks, but they are also life-altering. Children cannot provide informed consent, and it's up to the state to protect them.
This is just the latest example of Republican politicians interfering with parents' and pediatricians' healthcare decisions. It's an egregious political move ahead of the midterms.